Squint (Strabismus) Treatment in Delhi

A Squint, also called strabismus is where the eyes point in different directions. A squint, or strabismus, is a condition in which the eyes not line up properly. One eye turns inwards, overhead, earthward, or apparent, while the other one focuses at one spot. It's particularly common in  children, but can happen at any age. Squints is also known by many other names like crossed eyes, wandering eyes, cock eyes, wall eyed & strabismus. Treatment is generally recommended to correct a squint, as it's not like to get better on its own and it could occur futuristic problems if not treated at the earliest.

Types of Squint 

There are different types of Squints like:
• Hypertropia is when the eye turns overhead 
• Hypotropia is when the eye turns toward a lower position 
• Esotropia is when the eye turns toward the inside
• Exotropia is when the eye turns apparently outside

Symptoms of Squint

• The main sign of a Squint is an eye that isn't straight.
• When this misalignment is large and apparent, your brain makes virtually no attempt to straighten the eye and it doesn't occur  numerous symptoms.
• When the misalignment is less or if it isn't constant, headaches and eyestrain are occur.
• There may also be fatigue when reading, jittery or unstable vision and an incapability to read comfortably.
• Occasionally, your child may squint one eye when out in bright light or tilt his head to use both his eyes together.
• Your Child may get vision loss in the misaligned eye, a condition called as amblyopia.
• Newly born babies frequently have intermittent squint, but this reduces by 2 months of age and disappears by four months of age as the baby’s vision development occurs. Still mostly children never outgrow a true Squint..

Treatments for Squint

 
The main treatments for a Squint are
• Prism Glasses for Squint – these can help if a Squint is caused by a problem with your child's eyesight, including long- sightedness.
• Eye exercises – exercises for the muscles that control eye movement may occasionally help the eyes work together better.
• Surgery – this involves moving the muscles that control eye movement so the eyes line up rightly. It may be recommended if spectacles aren't completely effective on their own. Read further about squint surgery.
• Injections into the eye muscles – these weaken the eye muscles, which can help the eyes line up well. But the effect generally lasts fewer than 3 months.

Diagnosis

It's important to diagnose a Squint as early as possible, so that treatment can be offered to allow your child's visual pathways to develop as typically as possible.
Routine checks to descry eye problems in babies and children are generally done at the newly born examination and at the 6- to 8- week review. There's also a routine in school entry vision check.
Some newly born babies have a mild intermittent Squint that reduces by 2 months of age and is gone by 4 months of age. Still fixed squints are generally constant unless treated. So,as per guidence: 
• A Squint seen in a newly born baby is likely to resolve if it comes and goes (is intermittent), reducing by 2 months of age and gone by 4 months of age.
• A baby with a constant fixed Squint, or with an intermittent Squint that's worsening from 2 months, should be prescribed for assessment.

GUIDELINES FOR PARENTS

• A squint preserve after 4 months of age should be reported to a paediatric ophthalmologist- Squint treatment in delhi
• Mostly squints in children can be corrected with spectacles alone.
• If needed, squint surgery can be done as soon as before 6 months of age.
• Squint, if left without treatment then it can lead to lazy eye.
•  Get the treatment at the earliest, it's gives the child good vision, depth perception & cosmetically straight eyes

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